Dealing With the Wait
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Series Intro
Series Intro
Previous sermon: Joseph’s waiting period
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Intro
Background
Background
1 and 2 Samuel is the the story of Israel’s first two kings Saul and David.
The immediate purpose of the Book of Samuel was to show the circumstances surrounding the founding of the monarchy in Israel. 1 Samuel tells of the birth of the monarchy. 2 Samuel shows us the expansion of the kingdom of Israel into an important power. The ultimate purpose of the books was to reveal the divine origin of the messianic house of David.
From 1 Samuel 13 – 2 Samuel 5, David truly understood the term “Wait for it.” He lived that. He was promised by the Lord through the Prophet Samuel in 1 Samuel 13 that he would be the next King of Israel, yet it didn’t happen until 15 years later.
I. Fast Isn’t Always Better
I. Fast Isn’t Always Better
Sailing vs. Power Boat
And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.
Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices! Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath! Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil. For the evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for the Lord shall inherit the land.
Saul was made king fast… but he wasn’t ready to be King.
We have to make sure that we don’t judge our lives based on the speed of others but on where God is taking us. Just because someone is moving faster doesn’t mean their are going farther.
II. God is Working While You’re Waiting
II. God is Working While You’re Waiting
Starbucks app… order before I get there and If it’s not ready when I get there… I’M MAD WHILE WAITING.
High speed internet… just isn’t fast enough… watching a moving and it starts buffering… I’m mad.
Have you ever looked at your phone… and your facebook page takes to long to come up!!!
Artificial Intel… tell me what I want before I want it.
We are not used to waiting, and the more our technology caters to our immediate desires, the less we feel willing to wait. While society makes every attempt to make our life easier and faster, God works on a very different timetable. In his mind, nothing is wrong with waiting. In fact, waiting can actually be a positive good that he often uses to make us more like his Son.
Listen something actually happens while nothing is happening. God uses waiting to change us.
Sometimes we mess us because we confuse anointing with appointing…
The story of Adam and Eve is a story of rebellion against God. Once they believed that God didn’t have their best interests in mind, they decided to go ahead without God and do what they wanted. They became, in effect, their own god. Too often, this is exactly what we do today. When God tells us to wait, we don’t trust him, but go ahead and find ways to accomplish what we want to happen.
Throughout the Bible, God does amazing things. However, few people realize that the things He does don’t actually happen quickly. Look at the life of Noah and God telling him to build a boat because there would be a flood. The flood didn’t actually happen until 120 years after God instructed him.
God promised Abraham and Sarah a child (Isaac), but they waited 25 years before he came into this world.
What about the Israelites? They waited 440 years before entering the Promised Land.
Listen God is in no hurry when he’s not trying to get you to go faster but farther.
David grew as a man and as a leader, he developed trust in God to deliver him. The people began to see him as a leader before he became their leader.
III. It’s Worth The Wait
III. It’s Worth The Wait